Golf, it is fair to say, has changed. Even if Rose has not. He is ranked 10th in the world and starts The 154th Open among the favourites.
“I am enjoying a little resurgence for sure,” he said.
“I’m really enjoying the challenge of staying elite with my game. I’m really enjoying the opportunities and the moments I’m creating and the memories I’m creating through those moments.
“That’s what drives me, whether that be holing a putt on a Friday at the Ryder Cup or having chances to win major championships.
“It does come down to results but also in the moment really, a result is fantastic.
“Scottie Scheffler might have said this last year, maybe at this tournament, that you do look at yourself a week or two later, and you’re suddenly into the next stretch of tournaments, and you can’t be defined or live and die by the result.
“So I’m trying to see it as moments. Am I playing golf for the right moments? Am I creating memories?
“And are those memories worth the sacrifice? Because as I get older, I think it’s taking more of me.
“I’m having to be more disciplined than I’ve ever been to stay at the level of golf I want to be at, and I’m enjoying that challenge.
“I feel like I can keep pushing. I feel like I can keep going with that narrative as long as possible.
“Certainly in the moment I feel inspired, and, I’m enjoying that challenge.”
The rest of golf is enjoying it too.